a result, CBS rejected the series. Desilu eventually retooled the pilot, this time with Joanne Dru and Mark Miller as the Hottens, now a younger couple (with Babs being a former model). Flip Mark was cast as their son, Brook Hooten, a character created in the retooling. ABC bought this pilot, and slated it for its Thursday evening schedule with The Donna Reed Show. Ralston-Purina served as the primary sponsor, with 7 Up as an alternate sponsor. The program ran opposite Outlaws on NBC, and later in the season, against fellow Desilu program The Ann Sothern Show on CBS. ABC ultimately canceled the series following one season, replaced with The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet in its timeslot. Guest stars William Bakewell Madge Blake Frank Cady Richard Deacon Kathleen Freeman Ned Glass Charles Lane Carole Mathews Louis Nye Stafford Repp Natalie Schafer Willard Waterman Adam Williams William Windom Adam West Episodes See also Green Acres Bless This Mess (TV series) References Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present External links American Broadcasting Company original programming 1960s American sitcoms 1960s American workplace comedy television series 1960 American television series debuts 1961 American television series endings Television shows based on American novels Television series by CBS Studios Television shows set in New Mexico Black-and-white American television shows English-language television shows